Response To 'The Veldt' By Ray Bradbury

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The Veldt Response
George, the main character in “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, develops immensely from the beginning of the story to the end. In the beginning, George is inattentive to his family. George and his wife Lydia have a conversation in which Lydia starts to explain to an oblivious George that “the nursery is different now than it was” (Bradbury 1). His wife knows what is going on with the nursery but George does not. Inattentive people usually have no clue what is going on with their family and in the household. George does not know that there is something wrong with the nursery however his wife knows thus he is an inattentive family member. George may be busy with work or other things, therefore he is not being able to fully commit

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